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my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

my debut in the Los Angeles Review of CAMP (books) @lareviewofbooks is a 6,000 word wild ride, the kind of writing I’ve dreamed of doing forever that is disappearing from the internet.

Eurovision, the most watched cultural event in the world, acts as a reflection of the state of European politics. This year, with the organization’s refusal to ban Is*ael (despite having banned Russia in the past) there was even more on the line. I went to Malmo, Sweden to try to grasp how an extremely queer pop and techno contest is the world’s largest stage for political theater.

It had been my dream to cover this event and introduce its influence and absurdity to an American audience.

Thank you @pxthompson for a thoughtful edit and @karinaztn (last slide) for pushing me to do something big.

Link in bio / stories / writing highlight / Google it

Our short documentary STUD COUNTRY is now available to watch anywhere, for free, as part of LA Times Short Docs @latimesdocs @latimes

This project has been a labor of love and involved so many talented filmmakers as well as vulnerable, profound protagonists. It is so important to tell this story of resilience, honor a little known 50+ year LA history, and emphasize the importance of found family and preservation of queer and community spaces.

Link in bio to watch or head to latimes.com/shortdocs❣️❣️❣️

Director + Producers : Lina Abascal @linalovesit & Alexandra Kern @alexandrakern

Executive Producer: Lina Abascal

Cinematographer: Kenny Sulemanagich @kennysule

Editors: Zoe Kraft @zoe_lawrence_ & Jill Sarao @dam.dude

2ed Unit DP: Tim Ross @timxross

Stedicam Operator: Luke Rihl @lukerihl

Colorist: Roy Sun @coloristroy

Sound Mixer: Sandra Joen Pérez-Tejeda @joen.zt

Sound Designer: William McGuigan @wdsmcguigan

Dialogue Editor: Juliana Henao Mesa @julianahenaosound

Assistant Editor: Christian Gatica @gatica.mp4

Composer: Peter Colombo @rewrote

Music Supervisor: Ella Sahlman @zelda48

Post Production House: Cartel @cartel.tv

Featuring Music By: @kesha @orvillepeck @taylaparx @hudmo @emilyroseandtherounders @bettercalltheo @kerncountry

Special Thanks to
@echobendpictures
@clubbahiala
@gypsysound
@prg.north.america

And above all, Stud Country @stud.country and its beautiful founders and instructors Sean and Bailey and dancers Abi @abadocious00 , Zach @cowboy_otter , and of course Anthony. Thank you for trusting us and opening up your world and story to being filmed.

if you knew you were 100 nos from your dream how happy would you be every time you got one ❣️

if you knew you were 100 nos from your dream how happy would you be every time you got one ❣️

working the weekend shift at the luckiest girl factory

working the weekend shift at the luckiest girl factory

my life is so fun I can’t believe it’s mine

un año sin chi 🐕🦷

she visits me in other forms all the time

get pet insurance today

& you may ask yourself HOW DID I GET HERE

“It’s Monday night at Sun Day Carwash, and business is booming.”

Lina Abascal pulls up to Sun Day Carwash in LARA no. 2.

“Upon driving in, each customer is handed a happy face air freshener that looks more like the logo for a matcha shop than a drive-through car wash. Half of the twelve vacuums are taken, mostly by men detailing their midrange SUVs. Soaring Googie signage advertises the soapy services performed below in a zippy atomic font—a midcentury relic, like the workaday structure itself, acquired from Highland Park Car Wash in June 2024…

The prototype of Sun Day, as seen on the website of LA architecture studio Design, Bitches, goes heavy on millennial moderne, boasting deco arches on the drive-through washing tunnel and exterior structure. These are painted in South Beachy pastel shades of sherbet yellow, pink, and blue and accentuated with paquebot portholes and neon piping. The structure on Figueroa is all right angles. The chain’s trademark smiling sun presides over the doorway to the office, while a neon sign spelling DIRTY in yellow sans serif marks the entrance. The turquoise paint job, an Instagenic corrective to the building’s ketchup-and-mustard palate of yore, is brighter and tackier than in the pictures—but the street art–inspired mural managed to make its way from the Design, Bitches proposal to the real thing.” (link in bio)

“It’s Monday night at Sun Day Carwash, and business is booming.”

Lina Abascal pulls up to Sun Day Carwash in LARA no. 2.

“Upon driving in, each customer is handed a happy face air freshener that looks more like the logo for a matcha shop than a drive-through car wash. Half of the twelve vacuums are taken, mostly by men detailing their midrange SUVs. Soaring Googie signage advertises the soapy services performed below in a zippy atomic font—a midcentury relic, like the workaday structure itself, acquired from Highland Park Car Wash in June 2024…

The prototype of Sun Day, as seen on the website of LA architecture studio Design, Bitches, goes heavy on millennial moderne, boasting deco arches on the drive-through washing tunnel and exterior structure. These are painted in South Beachy pastel shades of sherbet yellow, pink, and blue and accentuated with paquebot portholes and neon piping. The structure on Figueroa is all right angles. The chain’s trademark smiling sun presides over the doorway to the office, while a neon sign spelling DIRTY in yellow sans serif marks the entrance. The turquoise paint job, an Instagenic corrective to the building’s ketchup-and-mustard palate of yore, is brighter and tackier than in the pictures—but the street art–inspired mural managed to make its way from the Design, Bitches proposal to the real thing.” (link in bio)

ALL I EVER WANTED WAS THE WORLD

BLONDE AMBITION ⭐️

2026. BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS 💫🌟✨